· Private foundation
Cy Twombly Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- $50k–250k3 grants · $201k
- $250k+1 grant · $3.8M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO | $3,800,000 |
| DRAWING CENTER INC | $100,000 |
| FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS INC | $50,500 |
| SAFE HORIZON INC | $50,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $250k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
9 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- PMPHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART2× · 2020–2021 · $17M · revenue +14%
- TATHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO3× · 2022–2024 · $12M · revenue +12%
- WMWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART2× · 2022–2023 · $3.0M · revenue +74%
Funded once
- MOMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTONone grant, 2023 · $11M
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2020 · $417k
United States Artists Incgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $250k · revenue +67%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The museum of the city of new york fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world's most influential metropolis. it engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city's past, present, and…
See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…
The institute of contemporary art, miami (ica miami), is dedicated to promoting the work of contemporary artists, and to the exchange of art and ideas throughout the miami region and internationally. through an energetic calendar of…
Committed to innovation, the solomon r. guggenheim foundation (the "foundation") collects, (continued on schedule o)
The mission of the national museum of women in the arts is to collect, conserve and elevate the achievements of women artists from all nationalities and to educate the public on their outstanding accomplishments. we strive to accomplish…
To inspire, educate and cultivate curiosity through great works of art.
The studio museum in harlem is a contemporary art museum that focuses on the work of artists of african descent - as well as work that has been inspired and influenced by african culture - past and present; through its exhibitions,…
The phillips collection is the oldest museum of modern and contemporary art in the u.s. in addition to presentation of works from the permanent collection and special exhibitions, the museum maintains active educational, academic,…
The metropolitan museum of art collects, studies, conserves, and presents significant works of art across all times and cultures in order to connect people to creativity, knowledge, and ideas.
How this is measured
9 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 9 of the 14 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART ↗
- Who funds THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO ↗
- Who funds WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART ↗
- Who funds SWISS INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS INC ↗
- Who funds THE DRAWING CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC ↗
- Who funds United States Artists Inc ↗
- Who funds SAFE HORIZON INC ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Cy Twombly Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cy Twombly Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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